Re:Its the Sugar, Folks (2013)
by inglor_cz on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @05:45AM
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An interesting observation from Japan (2009): Vinegar Intake Reduces Body Weight, Body Fat Mass, and Serum Triglyceride Levels in Obese Japanese Subjects
Maybe Japanese cuisine compensates some of the negative effects by using vinegar more often than we do. My wife used to make sushi according to Japanese recipes; the rice was soaked in vinegar. But Westerners do not soak their bread or rice in vinegar.
We generally think about an element of nutrition being a cause of some disease (cholesterol, fat, sugar etc.). We spend less time thinking about the question whether an element of nutrition may have protective effect against deleterious effects of another element.
Re:Its the Sugar, Folks (2013)
by fomine3 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @08:59PM
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I don't think vinegar is frequently used in Japan. Sushi (or Sumeshi, vinegared rice) is tend to eaten on something special time. I tend to use vinegars on (Japanese styled) Chinese dishes rather than Japanese.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1271/bbb.90231
Maybe Japanese cuisine compensates some of the negative effects by using vinegar more often than we do. My wife used to make sushi according to Japanese recipes; the rice was soaked in vinegar. But Westerners do not soak their bread or rice in vinegar.
We generally think about an element of nutrition being a cause of some disease (cholesterol, fat, sugar etc.). We spend less time thinking about the question whether an element of nutrition may have protective effect against deleterious effects of another element.